Don't Forget ........

to take the "Waseca County 4-H Club Meeting Experience Survey." It will only take a few minutes. Click here to take survey. You have until January 25th to complete the survey... Thanks for giving us your input!

Waseca County 4-H Week - April 10 to April 17, 2010

Mark it on your calendars now!!! Waseca County 4-H Week is April 10th to April 17th!

Waseca County 4-H Week will feature a 4-H Adventure, a "Make & Take" project day (Needle Arts project), Cloverbud Adventure, Share the Fun, Teen Movie Night, and many other special activities by Waseca County 4-H Clubs. More information coming soon......

Weekend Fun!

What a fun weekend in Waseca County 4-H!




The "Myth Busters Adventure" was a science-filled blast! Participants tested the following myths -

• Plants only will grow in dirt. (Myth - Busted!)


• Soap and water will clean a penny. (Myth - Busted! Did you know vinegar and salt or taco sauce will?!? That's right, taco sauce. Try it on your own.... wondering why??? Just take a look at the ingredients in taco sauce.... Hmm....)


• Mixed up salt and pepper can't be seperated. (Myth - Busted!)


• Eating "pop rocks" candy and drinking a soda will cause you to explode. (Myth - Busted! Although, it does create quite a release of carbon dioxide.... Not explosion worthy, but still pretty cool otherwise!)

The Ambassadors also got together at Pizza Ranch for a fun, productive meeting. Their next meeting will be on February 18th, 2010, at the East Annex at 6:30 pm.

Speaking of fun meetings, the Waldorf Peppy Peppers and Palmer Sunbeams both met on Sunday evening. Some highlights from these club meetings...

• WPP members who are ambassadors (Alicia, Amy, and Jamie) led their club in a "Create A New Drink" activity, which taught science and teamwork. They did GREAT and the club had a lot of fun with the activity!
• WPP get a huge round for their parental involvement - These parents are always there to support the club, help out the kids, and teach them so many important skills. What an impressive bunch!
• PS members Lindy and Noah did a super cool project talk on Rainbows and Prisms. Very science filled and the kids and parents had some cool discussion related to the topic. Lots of neat props, too!
• PS had a pajama-themed meeting. Everyone came in their pajamas!!! (Perhaps they were also doing a science-experiment to see if meeting productivity and comfort are related...)

Stay tuned for more updates from 4-H Club Meetings. Don't forget - there are lots of great project boxes available from the Extension Office for you to use at your club meetings - they are sure to add fun and education every time they're used! (There are two new boxes - Myth Busters and Teamwork Olympics!)

Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF)

Space is filling up fast for the 2010 Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) trip to Washington D.C. from July 2 – July 10. As of today, there are 21 registrations with space for 29 more youth. If you are interested in attending, you may want to get your registration forms and payment sent to the Extension Office as soon as possible. Registrations are on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information on CWF, visit the website at www.fourh.umn.edu/cwf/index.html

Purple Ribbon Club update

Purple Ribbon Club scores have been updated! Here is the latest ...

• Bits & Spurs - 51.36 points per member (6th place)
• Clover Clan - 50 points per member (7th place)
• Homegrown Explorers - 34.87 points per member (8th place)
• Iosco Livewires - 29.58 points per member (9th place)
• Janesville Jacks & Jills - 66.88 points per member (4th place)
• Palmer Sunbeams - 104.7 points per member (1st place)
• Riverside Ramblers - 97.22 points per member (2nd place)
• Vista Busy Bees - 56.02 points per member (5th place)
• Waldorf Peppy Peppers - 71.41 points per member (3rd place)